Airports / China / HQL
Tashikuergan Hongqilafu Airport
ZWTK / HQLTashikuergan, ChinaELEV 10,499 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
91 nm
To the nearest alternate
Shache Airport (QSZ).
Overview
Tashikuergan Hongqilafu Airport (ZWTK / HQL) is a mid-sized airport serving Tashikuergan, China. The field lies at an elevation of 10,499 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
HQL has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Shache Airport (QSZ, 91 nm), Gilgit Airport (GIL, 114 nm), and Kashgar Laining International Airport (KHG, 118 nm).
Quotes for flights out of HQL vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from HQL, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
ZWTK
IATA
HQL
FAA / Local
ZWTK
Elevation
10,499 ft
Coordinates
37.6613° N · 75.2889° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs China fields
state range 6–14,472 ft
At 10,499 ft, HQL sits higher than 93% of the 227 China fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 91nmQSZShache AirportShache
- 114nmGILGilgit AirportGilgit
- 118nmKHGKashgar Laining International AirportKashgar
- 140nmKDUSkardu International AirportSkardu
- 199nmCJLChitral AirportChitral
- 212nmOSSOsh International AirportOsh
Location
Open the full mapCN-0237 · Tashikuergan Hongqilafu Airport · Tashikuergan, China